linking artists & community
Free exhibitions, film screenings, and public programs focused around documentary photography and film link both our youth participants and community members with professional artists, educators, and idea-makers.
November 2 | Our signature event includes wine and cocktails; specialty tastings, heavy hors d'oeuvres, and desserts from the best local restaurants; live music; our student-run photo booth and caricature stations; and our silent auction featuring collectible photographs by noted professional photographers and Venice Arts’ talented students, as well as items from local artisans and creative businesses.
September 21 | Our First Vote exhibition includes a student created short-film, in addition to photography and comics that explore issues of importance to young people as they ready themselves to cast their first ballot in 2020.
May 18 | This fun-filled community celebration showcases the best of our students’ films, photographs, comics, animations, and multi-media pieces from our award-winning Art Mentoring & Education workshops.
May 18 | This fun-filled community celebration showcases the best of our students’ films, photographs, comics, animations, and multi-media pieces from our award-winning Art Mentoring & Education workshops.
March 21 | Filmmaker Steven Oritt’s documentary American Native tells the story of the Ramapough Lenape Indians, a tribe shrouded in mystery and living just 30 minutes from New York City, as they fight for recognition as Native Americans.
February 21 | Documentary Home + Away follows students who cross the border each day to commute from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to their school in El Paso, Texas.
January 17 | Join filmmaker Nijla Mumin, for her feature Jinn, telling the story of Summer, a 17-year-old black girl whose world is turned upside down when her mother converts to Islam, prompting her to reevaluate her identity.
